Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Maldives

Maldives: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9782 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9782 GPI
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
138th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2005
All-time low
0.9782 GPI
in 2019
Years of data
17
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Maldives, 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511998200820191998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2015: 0.987 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 0.985 GPI2019: 0.978 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.9782 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Maldives peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9782 GPI, in 2019.

Maldives ranks 138th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Maldives, 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 1.01 GPI
1999 1.01 GPI +0.4%
2000 1.02 GPI +0.8%
2001 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2002 1.03 GPI +1.5%
2003 1.03 GPI -0.1%
2004 1.04 GPI +0.8%
2005 1.04 GPI +0.5%
2006 1.04 GPI -0.8%
2007 1.03 GPI -0.4%
2008 1.01 GPI -1.6%
2009 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2015 0.9867 GPI -2.6%
2016 1.01 GPI +2.0%
2017 1 GPI -0.4%
2018 0.9845 GPI -1.8%
2019 0.9782 GPI -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 2
2000s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.04 GPI 10
2010s 0.9918 GPI 0.9782 GPI 1.01 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 135 Guyana 0.9795 GPI compare
  2. 136 British Virgin Islands 0.9787 GPI compare
  3. 137 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9783 GPI compare
  4. 139 Barbados 0.9777 GPI compare
  5. 140 Republic of Moldova 0.9772 GPI compare
  6. 141 South Africa 0.977 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Maldives?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Maldives was 0.9782 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2005.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9782 GPI in 2019.
How does Maldives rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Maldives ranks 138th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.